"Liu Ao?" This person attracted the attention of everyone present.
No matter how many people Ge Shulu led into Fan Yang, it is certain that as long as he led people into the pass, there would definitely be more than 500 people.
However, Liu Ao dared to charge into the camp with only 500 elite soldiers. In one battle, he not only killed 23 powerful generals of the enemy in the chaos, but also captured the enemy's main general Ge Shulu alive. This battle alone made everyone pay more attention to him.
Zhu Li just frowned and spoke again: "So, the Li family and Brother Yuchi have all fallen into Liu Rengong's hands?"
When the ghost guard heard the inquiry, he immediately replied, "No, although Liu Rengong's outburst was sudden, General Yuchi's reaction was not slow. He just heard the news and realized the crisis. He immediately brought thousands of guards to protect Li Zongguan and his wife and rushed to the east gate."
"Before leaving, General Yuchi set up an empty city plan in the General Manager's Mansion and managed to hold Liu Rengong back." When he said this, a smile appeared on the ghost guard's face.
"Empty city plan, to delay Liu Rengong?" Zhu Li became curious. Yuchi Jin was so smart, it didn't make sense that his elder brother was such a rough man. He used to be puzzled, but now it seemed that Yuchi Xin was either a wise man pretending to be foolish or a man who loved his sister madly.
Among ordinary people, there are of course cases where the girl is extremely smart and the boy is as stupid as a pig among brothers and sisters, but based on probability, it should not be common.
Liu Rengong's rebellion actually broke out at dawn. In such a tight time, Yuchi Xin was able to come up with the empty city plan. He must have been extremely smart or had a quick wit.
Some people are indeed like this. The more difficult the situation is, the wiser and more courageous they appear. There are many such people around us.
"What kind of brilliant plan is it that can hold Liu Rengong back?" Zhu Li asked curiously.
Not only Zhu Li wanted to know about this empty city plan, but Gao Yuan, Li Hanzhi and Zhang Guimou also wanted to know. Even the somewhat naive and hot-tempered Zhu Ya showed great interest.
"A quarrel. At dawn, General Yuchi asked General Li's attendant and Madam Wang's attendant to imitate their voices. At daybreak, they began to pretend that the couple was quarreling. The more fierce the quarrels, the better. They quarreled about private matters in the boudoir. In addition, he asked two loyal servants to keep throwing things to cover up the incoordination between the two voices." When the ghost guard said this, he looked a little embarrassed, as if he was about to laugh.
Everyone smiled when they heard this.
Everyone has a gossipy heart, and among the gossips, what people can't help but find out the most is the little things between husband and wife.
Imagine a couple quarreling early in the morning. The neighbor who wanted to intervene suddenly heard something like, "You are so awesome, you are so awesome. How come you can't even handle my mother? How dare you say you are awesome?"
"Bullshit, who said I can't handle it..."
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In quarrels like these, even if there are kind-hearted neighbors who want to step forward to mediate, they will stop unconsciously because they also have a gossipy heart, not to mention that this is something that everyone is curious about.
After suppressing his laughter with great difficulty, the ghost guard continued, "The quarrel between the two really made Liu Rengong, who came in a hurry to capture Li Zongguan, stop outside the courtyard without noticing. Many rebel soldiers who followed him even consciously covered their noses and mouths, strangely keeping silent."
Sometimes, one has to admire the power of gossip, so powerful that soldiers in an army line up to be "paparazzi" in order to eavesdrop.
"So General Yuchi took advantage of this opportunity and led his troops out of the east gate?" After all, Li Keju was a person respected by Zhu Li. Yuchi Xin, this bastard, would shamelessly use any means to protect Lord Li.
But as an audience member, Zhu Li felt that it would be better to skip this topic as soon as possible, otherwise it would damage Mr. Li's image.
"Yes, but the fighting at the East Gate was very brutal. The person in charge of guarding the East Gate at that time was Zhao Ba, a fierce general under Liu Rengong. General Yuchi protected Li Zongguan and his wife. Although they rushed out of the East Gate, their soldiers suffered heavy casualties. It seems that even General Yuchi was seriously injured." The ghost guard responded quickly.
Hearing this, Zhu Li's heart finally calmed down a little. After all, the few people he was worried about had escaped from Liu Rengong's clutches. But it was only a little calming. Yuchi Xin was seriously injured, which was very bad news.
Although Li Keju could not be considered a pure scholar, it would be a stretch to call him a military general, as he was not even a strong soldier.
Their escape relied on Yuchi Xin's bravery, but if Yuchi Xin was seriously injured, there was no guarantee that his subordinates would not take the opportunity to cause trouble. Such things were particularly common in the late Tang Dynasty.
Many people have brilliant lives, but once they fall, they are quickly killed. Even if some of them are lucky enough to survive, their lives are very miserable.
"Report" At this moment, a guard suddenly came in with a report. As soon as he entered the hall, he bowed to Zhu Li and said, "General, a large number of troops have crossed the Juma River and are heading straight for Yi County."
"Hmm." Everyone in the hall looked at each other after hearing this. Zhu Li signaled that the ghost guards could go down and rest. He turned his gaze to the guard who came to report and said in a deep voice: "Are you sure you are coming to Yi County, not heading south to Mo County?"
"Yes, General, I am sure." The guard said with a serious face and certainty.
"Okay." Zhu Li narrowed his eyes, his face was cold, and he said seriously: "Everyone, go to the city to see the situation. I want to see who is so impatient."
Everyone listened to the order, stood up, and then filed out, heading straight towards the east city defense.
On the way, Li Hanzhi couldn't help but ponder, "This shouldn't be the case. If Li Quanzhong was sweeping Youzhou, he shouldn't have attacked Yi County so quickly before taking Fanyang."
"After all, Fanyang was occupied by Liu Rengong, and most of Li Quanzhong's men were Di cavalry. It would not be easy to capture Fanyang."
Li Hanzhi's doubts were naturally the doubts of everyone. Fanyang was the capital of Youzhou, and originally had more than 30,000 soldiers stationed there. Together with Liu Rengong's nearly 10,000 Weizhou garrison troops, there were now at least 40,000 garrison troops in Fanyang. With 40,000 garrisons in Fanyang, it would take more than a few days to capture it even if hundreds of thousands of troops attacked.
"You'll know after you take a look." Gao Yuan glanced at him and comforted him helplessly.
When they reached the top of the city wall, they looked around and saw in the distance flags covering the sky, smoke and dust billowing, spears and swords like the sea, and armor shining brightly in the sky.
Just at a quick glance, everyone had a vague idea that there must be at least 100,000 troops, right
The Heshuo Army guarding Yi County had no more than 24,000 men at most. If the troops were compared, they would lose without even fighting.
Although everyone had already seen the endless army, it took about a quarter of an hour for the other party to arrive at the county town.
When they got closer, everyone could see the other side's flags clearly: "Li", "Liu", "Yelü", "Xi" and so on, all of them were present.
What shocked Zhu Li and others the most was that Liu Rengong and Li Quanzhong actually got together.
No wonder they reached Yi County so quickly. It is no longer important why the two of them came together. What is important is how the other party plans to take over Yi County, and how Zhu Li and others should repel the enemy.
Except for Zhu Li, when everyone else was wondering why Liu Rengong and Li Quanzhong would get together, the other side had already formed an army. A general riding a white horse and wearing a silver helmet, holding a long spear, rode to the foot of the city.
When he was within an arrow's distance, the man looked up at Zhu Li and others on the city wall. He suddenly waved his spear and pointed it at the top of the city wall, shouting, "Hey, the one on the top of the city wall is Zhu Li. I am Gao Sixiang under the command of General Weiwu. Now that you have seen me, come down and accept your death."
"You dog shit, who the hell are you to dare to challenge my elder brother?" Upon hearing the shouting and cursing, Zhu Li hadn't responded yet, but Zhu Ya suddenly jumped up and started cursing at Gao Sixiang under the city without hesitation. This curse was so loud that the sky was dark and gloomy. At this moment, a dark cloud blocked the warm sun in March. It seemed to be shy and covered its face, not daring to listen any more.
Having been in many battles, Zhu Li had long been immune to the insults exchanged between the battle groups. Listening to Zhu Ya's scolding as if someone had stepped on his sore foot, Zhu Li just frowned slightly, as if he was considering the other party's intentions.
Let’s talk about Gao Sixiang, Gao Siji’s brother, who was under the city. As usual, he came out to provoke Zhu Li, but he didn’t expect that a jerk suddenly appeared from nowhere on the top of the city and scolded him endlessly.
He was originally in high spirits, but was instantly stunned by the scolding. He stared at Zhu Ya innocently with a pair of blinking eyes. He didn't know why this guy was so angry. Wasn't he just making a provocative remark as usual
"Okay, Erlang." Zhu Li couldn't bear to listen anymore and spoke up to stop him.
"Brother, that bastard scolded you." Zhu Ya was still indignant.
Gao Yuan, who was standing nearby, saw Zhu Ya's seriousness and couldn't help but twitch his usually serious face. In order to break the awkwardness, he quickly asked for a fight: "General, the other party chose to challenge first, so why not let me have some fun with him."
"No, you are the commander-in-chief of the city, you can't take risks." Zhu Li refused decisively.
Regardless of whether Gao Shun was a general underestimated by history, his greatest strength was still in deploying troops; today's Gao Yuan is the rebirth of Gao Shun, and his specialty is still military confrontation. Zhu Li would never let such a general take risks unless it was necessary.
"General, I request to fight." Li Hanzhi bowed and asked for the order.
"Brother, let me go. I promise to sting that guy into a hornet's nest." Zhu Ya glanced at Gao Sixiang under the city. He still remembered that the other party had scolded Zhu Li, and spoke with indignation.
Zhu Li frowned when he heard this. The Five Tigers of the Gao Family were famous for their bravery in Youyi, and the most famous among them was the second brother Gao Siji. So even if Gao Sixiang, the eldest brother, was not as good as Gao Siji, the difference between the two should not be too big.
If Li Hanzhi were allowed to fight, it might not be difficult for him to defeat the opponent, but the difference between the two should not be much. If he accidentally kills the opponent when he uses all his strength, it will inevitably cause Gao Siji's resentment. Even the most righteous people will feel uncomfortable if their own brother is beaten to death. Li Hanzhi is definitely not the best choice to fight.
Zhu Ya came from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so it was certain that his martial arts skills were much higher than his own. For such a master, he must not let the opponent kill him in a war of attrition, and taking the initiative was definitely not the best choice.
After much calculation, it is still best for me to take action; it seems that Li Quanzhong is indeed not an ordinary person. He knows even the generals of Yi County very well. If he makes a move, he will force me to take action. Anyone who can become a local leader should not be underestimated.